tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post8296723668907469423..comments2023-10-30T03:40:33.650-04:00Comments on Tenement Museum Blog: And the Artifact is...Tenement Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979771778273094100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post-11657142052431536912010-12-16T11:02:48.523-05:002010-12-16T11:02:48.523-05:00Great point. The marvelous Pamela Keech, who sourc...Great point. The marvelous Pamela Keech, who sources all the objects for our exhibits, says, "Pretty much right on. It was called a mezzaluna in Italy, though, and probably not here in the 19th century. The half-moon chopper is an early form that was used in a wooden bowl called a trencher."Tenement Museumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979771778273094100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742591784346076543.post-56767489512776386822010-12-13T10:20:56.466-05:002010-12-13T10:20:56.466-05:00I am wondering if this might have been more of a m...I am wondering if this might have been more of a mincer, perhaps to make ground meat out of lesser cuts. The second picture of the dual-bladed design is a mezzluna. It was meant for herbs and maybe things like garlic. It's come back "in fashion" in the cooking world. There are single-bladed and double-bladed versions available with the appropriate "chopping" board. For example: http://www.kitchenfantasy.com/shopping_cart/Mezzaluna.htmlCletusRayRayhttp://twitter.com/CletusRayRaynoreply@blogger.com